- King of the Gypsies (film)
Infobox_Film
name = King of the Gypsies
caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Frank Pierson
producer =Dino De Laurentiis Federico De Laurentiis
writer =Peter Maas Frank Pierson
starring =Sterling Hayden Shelley Winters Susan Sarandon Brooke Shields Annette O'Toole Eric Roberts
cinematography =
music =
editing =Paul Hirsch
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released= 1978
runtime = 112 minutes
country =United States
language = English
budget =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:27443
imdb_id = 0077807"King of the Gypsies" is a 1978 Paramount motion picture drama starring
Eric Roberts ,Sterling Hayden ,Shelley Winters ,Susan Sarandon ,Brooke Shields ,Annette O'Toole , andJudd Hirsch .Directed by
Frank Pierson , thescreenplay was adapted by Pierson from the 1975 book "King of the Gypsies" byPeter Maas , which tells the story ofSteve Tene and hisgypsy family.Several
technical advisor s,bit player s and extras who worked on the movie were real gypsies. Reportedly, they also spent a lot of time attempting to scam money from the cast and crew.Eric Roberts was nominated for a1979 Golden Globe for "Best Motion Picture Acting Debut – Male" for hisperformance as Dave.ynopsis
"King of the Gypsies" deals with the criminal and violent lives of a band of modern day American gypsies based in
New York City . The king, Zharko Stepanowicz (played by Hayden), on his deathbed passes his crown to his unwilling grandson, Dave (played by Roberts). Jealous because he was not selected, Dave's father, Groffo (played by Hirsch), begins plotting the death of his son.Even though Dave is almost willing to give up his throne to his dad, he decides to be devoted to his traditions. Dave's sister, Tita, is played by
Brooke Shields , and his girlfriend, Sharon, is played byAnnette O'Toole .Main cast
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Sterling Hayden ... King Zharko Stepanowicz
*Shelley Winters ... Queen Rachel
*Susan Sarandon ... Rose
*Brooke Shields ... Tita
*Annette O'Toole ... Sharon
*Eric Roberts ... Dave
*Judd Hirsch ... Groffo
*Annie Potts ... Persa
*Michael V. Gazzo ... Spiro Giorgio
*Antonia Rey ... Danitza Giorgio
*Matthew Laborteaux ... Middle Dave
*Danielle Brisebois ... Young Titaee also
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King of the Gypsies External links
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